Neville Goddard on Acts 17:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 17 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

4And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Acts 17:1-4

Biblical Context

Paul enters Thessalonica, reasoned from the scriptures for three sabbaths, arguing that Christ must suffer and rise again, and that Jesus is the Christ; some Jews and many Gentiles believed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Thessalonica as a state of consciousness open to truth. Paul's three sabbath dialogues are your inner conversations with the scriptures of life. When he says Christ must suffer and rise, he is showing you that your old self must die for the newborn awareness to awaken. The Jesus he preaches is the Christ within your I AM, the living idea that will manifest as your life when believed. The crowd - Jews and Greeks alike - represents every facet of your mind drawn to this truth; when the risen idea takes hold, faith, intellect, and desire align. The mixed response mirrors your inner resistance and assent; press on in the assumption that you are already the Christ and feel it real, and belief will grow. This is not about external proof but inner alignment. Do not seek abroad; let the inner argument prevail, and your world will reorder to reflect the inner truth you have chosen.

Practice This Now

Assume the risen Christ is already true in your heart. In a quiet moment, repeat, 'I am the Christ within; old limitations die, the new life awakens,' and feel that truth filling you.